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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 101, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 30, 2005, 12:29 AM CDT for Monroe County, Mississippi. It was in force for 46 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 30, 2005, 12:29 AM CDT (05:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 30, 2005, 1:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Monroe County, MS
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 18 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 9:45 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 166 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 473 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 66 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 61 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 166 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS54 KMEG 300529 SVRMEG MSC095-300615- /O.NEW.KMEG.SV.W.0101.050430T0529Z-050430T0615Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1229 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... MONROE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI * UNTIL 115 AM CDT * AT 1228 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTH OF PRAIRIE...OR ABOUT 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF ABERDEEN...AND MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO NEW WREN AND AMORY. .A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED... ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM. .STAY TUNED TO THIS BROADCAST FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND INFORMATION. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY...CALL 1 800 4 3 2 0 8 7 5. LAT...LON 3401 8873 3376 8871 3376 8824 3403 8821 $$
1 follow-up statement
000 WWUS54 KMEG 300545 SVSMEG SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1245 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2005 MSC095-300615- /O.CON.KMEG.SV.W.0101.000000T0000Z-050430T0615Z/ MONROE MS- 1245 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2005 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 115 AM CDT FOR MONROE COUNTY... AT 1244 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR AMORY...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO NEW WREN... ABERDEEN...AMORY...HATLEY AND GATTMAN. .STAY TUNED TO THIS BROADCAST FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND INFORMATION. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY...CALL 1 800 4 3 2 0 8 7 5. LAT...LON 3401 8873 3376 8871 3376 8824 3403 8821 $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Memphis, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Apr 29, 10:06 PM CDT, 2 hours 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 29, 10:06 PM CDT, 2 hours 23 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1006 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2005 CORRECTED TIME .DISCUSSION...01Z SURFACE ANALYSIS PLACES CENTER OF LOW PRESSURE ACROSS COAHOMA COUNTY MISSISSIPPI WITH TRAILING COLD FRONT ACROSS SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS. MAIN SHORT TERM CONCERN IS SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL. RUC/12KM NAM MODEL ANALYSIS SUGGESTS THAT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE TOWARDS MISSISSIPPI/ALABAMA BORDER BY 6Z. THREE HOUR PRESSURE CHANGES FINALLY STARTING TO SHOW EASTWARD MOVEMENT OF LOW. BEST INSTABILITY...THOUGH WEAK REMAINS ACROSS NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI WITH 500-600 J/KG SURFACE BASED CAPE...LI/S AROUND -3 AND 0-6 KM BULK SHEAR VALUES AROUND 60 KTS...AND MLCAPES AROUND 1500 J/KG. ENVIRONMENT MENTIONED ABOVE STILL SUPPORTIVE OF SEVERE POTENTIAL WITH A NEW WATCH TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI UNTIL 5 AM CDT SATURDAY. IN ADDITION WILL MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO ARKANSAS ZONES BASED ON CURRENT TRENDS. UPDATED GRIDS WILL BE OUT SHORTLY. CJC .PREV DISCUSSION...ISSUED 248 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2005 FRONTAL BOUNDARY HAS BEGUN TO LIFT NORTH A LITTLE IN THE LAST COUPLE OF HOURS IN RESPONSE TO THE STRENGTHENING SURFACE LOW NOW LOCATED JUST NORTH OF TEXARKANA. ALL OF THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THAT HAS DEVELOPED SO FAR HAS BEEN ALONG AND NORTH OF THE FRONT. EVENTUALLY THERE SHOULD BE SOME THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT SOUTH OF THE FRONT AND ANY OF THESE STORMS SHOULD HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BE AT LEAST SEVERE IF NOT TORNADIC. THERE MAY ALSO BE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ALONG THE FRONT AS WELL. FRONT WILL MOVE EAST OF THE FORECAST AREA BY 12Z SO HAVE LEFT SATURDAY FORECAST DRY. THE WEEKEND SHOULD REMAIN DRY AS HIGH PRESSURE HANGS IN OVER THE REGION. BY MONDAY NIGHT FRONTAL BOUNDARY BEGINS TO SHIFT BACK NORTH AND STALL OUT NEAR THE FORECAST AREA AND SHOULD BE CLOSE ENOUGH THAT WE WILL HAVE A RISK OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. && .MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...NONE. MO...NONE. MS...NONE. TN...NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 29, 3:14 PM CDT, 9 hours 15 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 314 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2005 ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001>017- 020>024-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-301100- ALCORN-BENTON-CALHOUN-CARROLL-CHESTER-CHICKASAW-CLAY-COAHOMA- CRAIGHEAD-CRITTENDEN-CROCKETT-CROSS-DECATUR-DESOTO-DUNKLIN-DYER- FAYETTE-GIBSON-GREENE-HARDEMAN-HARDIN-HAYWOOD-HENDERSON-HENRY- ITAWAMBA-LAFAYETTE-LAKE-LAUDERDALE-LAWRENCE-LEE(AR)-LEE(MS)-MADISON- MARSHALL-MCNAIRY-MISSISSIPPI-MONROE-OBION-PANOLA-PEMISCOT-PHILLIPS- POINSETT-PONTOTOC-PRENTISS-QUITMAN-RANDOLPH-SHELBY-ST. FRANCIS- TALLAHATCHIE-TATE-TIPPAH-TIPTON-TISHOMINGO-TUNICA-UNION-WEAKLEY- YALOBUSHA- 314 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...WEST TENNESSEE AND THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL. .DAY ONE... THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE MAJORITY OF THE MID SOUTH. THE MODERATE RISK AREA IS GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-40. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE MID SOUTH. A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND ASSOCIATED LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE MID SOUTH TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AND PERSIST INTO THE LATE EVENING HOURS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND TORNADOES BEING THE MAIN THREAT. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... STORM SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 29, 8:53 PM CDT, 3 hours 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
853 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0310 PM HAIL CARAWAY 35.76N 90.33W
04/29/2005 1.00 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
0320 PM HAIL 2 N THREE WAY 35.73N 90.25W
04/29/2005 1.00 INCH MISSISSIPPI AR POST OFFICE
QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED AT THE ETOWAH POST OFFICE
0337 PM HAIL LUXORA 35.76N 89.93W
04/29/2005 1.00 INCH MISSISSIPPI AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
SHERIFF OFFICE IN LUXORA REPORTED QUARTER SIZE HAIL
0342 PM HAIL WEINER 35.62N 90.90W
04/29/2005 1.75 INCH POINSETT AR TRAINED SPOTTER
QUARTER TO GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL CAUSING VEHICLE DAMAGE
0410 PM HAIL 3 N RIPLEY 35.79N 89.53W
04/29/2005 1.75 INCH LAUDERDALE TN LAW ENFORCEMENT
GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN THE COMMUNITY OF CENTRAL
0427 PM HAIL FISHER 35.49N 90.97W
04/29/2005 1.75 INCH POINSETT AR FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL COVERING THE GROUND
0435 PM HAIL 4 SE FRIENDSHIP 35.87N 89.19W
04/29/2005 0.75 INCH CROCKETT TN PUBLIC
PENNY SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN THE TOWN OF CROCKETT MILLS
0502 PM HAIL MARKED TREE 35.53N 90.42W
04/29/2005 1.00 INCH POINSETT AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY MARKED TREE POLICE DEPT
0517 PM HAIL DYESS 35.59N 90.21W
04/29/2005 0.75 INCH MISSISSIPPI AR AMATEUR RADIO
0542 PM HAIL GILT EDGE 35.53N 89.83W
04/29/2005 2.75 INCH TIPTON TN TRAINED SPOTTER
GOLF BALL TO BASEBALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED
0547 PM HAIL 2 W COVINGTON 35.57N 89.68W
04/29/2005 1.75 INCH TIPTON TN TRAINED SPOTTER
0552 PM HAIL 2 W COVINGTON 35.57N 89.68W
04/29/2005 1.25 INCH TIPTON TN PUBLIC
QUARTER TO HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL CAUSING VEHICLE DAMAGE
0842 PM HAIL SARDIS 34.43N 89.91W
04/29/2005 0.75 INCH PANOLA MS TRAINED SPOTTER
&&Special weather statement, Apr 29, 9:04 PM CDT, 3 hours 25 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 904 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2005 TNZ089-090-300230- FAYETTE TN-HARDEMAN TN- 904 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2005 THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR...FAYETTE AND HARDEMAN COUNTIES. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 12 MILES WEST OF LA GRANGE AT 904 PM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH. THIS STORM IS INTENSIFYING AND COULD BECOME SEVERE RAPIDLY. SMALL HAIL AND 40 MPH WINDS ARE LIKELY WITH THIS STORM. PEOPLE IN FAYETTE AND HARDEMAN COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITY OF BOLIVAR...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
Special weather statement, Apr 29, 10:35 PM CDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1035 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2005 TNZ019-020-048>051-088-089-300435- CROCKETT TN-DYER TN-FAYETTE TN-GIBSON TN-HAYWOOD TN-LAUDERDALE TN- SHELBY TN-TIPTON TN- 1035 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2005 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 212 HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: IN TENNESSEE... CROCKETT... DYER... FAYETTE... GIBSON... HAYWOOD... LAUDERDALE... SHELBY... TIPTON...
Special weather statement, Apr 29, 11:31 PM CDT, 58 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1131 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2005 MSZ002>005-013-014-020-300531- ALCORN MS-BENTON MS-LAFAYETTE MS-MARSHALL MS-TALLAHATCHIE MS-TIPPAH MS-UNION MS- 1131 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2005 TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 213 HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: IN MISSISSIPPI... ALCORN... BENTON... LAFAYETTE... MARSHALL... TALLAHATCHIE... TIPPAH... UNION...
Special weather statement, Apr 29, 11:33 PM CDT, 56 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1133 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2005 TNZ021-052>055-090>092-300533- CARROLL TN-CHESTER TN-DECATUR TN-HARDEMAN TN-HARDIN TN-HENDERSON TN- MCNAIRY TN-MADISON TN- 1133 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2005 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 212 HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: IN TENNESSEE... CARROLL... CHESTER... DECATUR... HARDEMAN... HARDIN... HENDERSON... MCNAIRY... MADISON...
The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 7:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Quitman, Tunica | 33 min |
| Apr 29, 8:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Panola | 37 min |
| Apr 29, 8:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lafayette | 37 min |
| Apr 29, 9:15 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Tate | 2 hr |
| Apr 30, 12:51 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Monroe | 28 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Mississippi, 2005Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2005
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.